Berkshire Hathaway Inc. News Release

In connection with Warren Buffett’s pledge to make annual contributions
to five charitable foundations, today Mr. Buffett distributed an
aggregate of 22,870,529 shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Common
Stock. The contributions to each of these charitable foundations were as
follows:

Foundation

Shares

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

17,458,431

Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

1,745,843

Howard G. Buffett Foundation

1,222,085

NoVo Foundation

1,222,085

Sherwood Foundation

1,222,085

Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in diverse business
activities including property and casualty insurance and reinsurance,
utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance,
manufacturing, retailing and services. Common stock of the company is
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading symbols BRK.A and BRK.B.